MONDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2022 7:00 PM LOTTE CONCERT HALL PRESENTED BY DWIGHT SCHOOL SEOUL
SOULS IN HARMONY
WELCOME JASON HAYTER Head of Dwight School Seoul Good evening Dwight students, staff, families, and friends; to the students and families from Yongsan International School of Seoul and to all of our special guests both here in Seoul and those joining us from around the world. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Souls in Harmony, this year’s version of the Dwight Network's annual Global Music Festival. It is an honor for us here at Dwight Seoul to be hosting, especially this year of significance for Dwight, as Dwight Seoul recognises its 10th Anniversary and the network celebrates 150 years of Dwight schools! It has been said that in music we do not achieve harmony when everybody sings or plays the same note. Only notes that are different can harmonize. The same is true with people. This epitomizes Dwight schools as we look for the uniqueness in each of our students as we Ignite the Spark of Genius in every child. Music has a powerful way of creating community and unity across cultures, and is accessible for all to experience and enjoy. Music promotes diversity, creative thinking, discipline, leadership, and vulnerability. Music provides a unique opportunity for groups of people to express emotion and come together in Harmony. The Souls in Harmony music festival brings together our local and global network of students that each have their own unique ‘note’ to connect and express themselves in a celebration of unity, peace and harmony. After nearly two years of limited collaborative music making in our communities, coming together tonight marks a special occasion for Dwight schools around the world. This evening you will hear a diverse range of selections reflecting on the importance of community and unity through harmony. Our performers come to you from Dwight School Seoul, Dwight New York, London, Shanghai, Dubai and Global Online, Yongsan International School of Seoul, and our local community of parents, staff, friends, and family.
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ABOUT DWIGHT SCHOOL SEOUL Dwight School Seoul welcomed 297 students from 28 different countries, with 54 faculty and 21 business staff to the brand new campus on September 25, 2012. It is the First IB Continuum School in Seoul, comprising the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes. Dwight is the only school selected out of hundreds of schools by the Seoul Municipal Government to open a model IB World School in Seoul. With an enrollment of 530 students, Dwight School Seoul continues to be first in innovation and inspiration, a school known for its community and a culture of firsts. Seoul, is the capital of Korea, the land of the “morning calm.” A modern cosmopolitan metropolis with almost ten million residents, Seoul comfortably merges high-tech, multi-lingual subways, modern skyscrapers and K-pop culture with ancient palaces. Although founded in 1395, Seoul dates back more than 2,000 years with the settlement around Han River. Like the Thames and Seine, the river snakes through Seoul making it Korea’s most historically and culturally vital waterway with dedicated bike lanes coursing to north, east, south and west, leading to mountains, ancient city walls and out of Seoul to other cities, mountains and beaches beyond. In and around Seoul, bikers and hikers alike will almost never run out of new paths to explore. Seoul has four distinct seasons, each with its own special Korean customs and holidays. Korea is a leader in global information and communication technology. Bloomberg Innovation Index 2021 ranks Korea as number one most innovative country in the world. And Seoul is the most wired city on the planet and reigns in internet connectivity with the fastest 5G networks. A network of highly efficient and interconnected public transportation systems keeps the city humming at an exceptional speed. Subways, buses, taxis, and high-speed trains (KTX) are easily accessible for everyday life or weekend excursions. Seoul is only a few hours away from Hong Kong and Tokyo and a hub for flights jetting all over Asia. The city is the new art hotspot in Asia with over 260 private and public museums and galleries. Seoul is a healthy city, and the medical care is second to none with highly skilled English-speaking healthcare providers and state of the art medical facilities throughout the city. Seoul’s thriving expat community boasts fantastic cuisine from all over the world and plenty of opportunities to network. A city that never sleeps, it is also one of the safest cities in the world.
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SEOUL
FRONTIER
C O M P O S E D B Y Yang Bang Ean A R R A N G E D B Y Lee Ji Hyun FEATURING
Anna Chung, Flute Francesca Lim, Clarinet Claire Ohk, Violin
DYNAMITE
C O M P O S E D B Y Jessica Agombar & David Stewart
R E C O R D E D B Y BTS A R R A N G E D B Y Jillian Whitaker & Assaf Rinde
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SEOUL
SEOUL ORCHESTRA FLUTE
CLARINET
PIANO
PERCUSSION
Anna Chung '24
Erika Sakurai '23
Jennifer Choi '22
Kyuree Lee '22
Grace Hwang '24
Erin Lee '24
Winston Choi '23
Harry Kim '24
Chloe Shim '25
Bomin Kang '24
Lily Fuji '25
Amy Yoo '25
Francesca Lim '25
GUITAR
Michelle Kim '25
Ziu Wang '25
Jiawei Liu '23
Erica Kim '266
John Lee '25
Ji Woong Kang '26
Seoho Han '27
Andrew Chung '26
ELECTRIC
HARP
BASS
Lovelle Chung '26
Sofia Bonmati '27 Vivienna Chae '28
TRUMPET
Minchan Kang '28
Brady Song '26
Youngseo Yoon '29
Annie Son '25
Ziu Wang '25
Seoeun Yoo '29
FRENCH
Sun Woo Cha '29
HORN
VIOLIN
Amiee Park '29
SEOUL SINGERS SOPRANO
ALTO
VIOLA
Saeah Hadley '28
Gabriela Rivera Araujo '22
Daniel Lee '24
Ava Gorman '28
Katarina Shilland '23
Hae Lee Ohk
Genevette Nelson '28
Solene Shim Blackmore '24
Ms. Min A Song
Amiee Park '29
Se Hyun Ra '25
Eve Wanner '29
Gianna Magliaro '28
Seoyeon Hong '29
Lana Goessl '27
Cynthia Chen '22
Cari Kreisher '30
Samuel Juettner '29
Christina Kim '22
Anna Kang '30
Seoeun Yoo '29
Irene Park '22
Kate Gorman '30
Hikaru Sugano '29
Sienna Chung '23
Chloe Juettner '30
Hugh Mitchell '29
Chazel Kumala '26
Philip Kerckhove '30
Chloe Cha '29
Young Ju Choi '22 Wanee Kwon '24 Claire Ohk '24 Cherish Kumala '24 Jennifer Song '24 Sally Park '24 Cocoa Hong '24 Harrison Inners '25 Lily Emery '25 Channy Kim '26 Jun Park '27 Dominic Kim '27 Ashley Kang '27 Woojin Jang '28 Hikaru Sugano '28 Hugh Mitchell '28
CELLO
Tanner Bertani '29
Bella Yi '27 David Rah '28
BARITONE Kyoungnak Minn '22
Eugene Lee '29 Tina Chang '29 Rosa Song '29 Katie Tan '29
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DUBAI
ALL BLUE FIX YOU
C O M P O S E D B Y Miles Davis A R R A N G E D B Y Jonathan Hughes
C O M P O S E D B Y Coldplay
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DUBAI FLUTE
LEAD GUITAR
VOCALS
Mitchell Burris (Solo)
Aneesh Dake
Su Lacin
Rishi Iyer
Mr. Benjamin Baldogo
Aya Babiker Mitchell Burris Rishi Ayer
CLARINET
ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Jack Burris
Ms. Bertha Silot
PERCUSSION
RHYTHM GUITAR
KEYBOARD
Gayoung Park
TJ Buenzel
Wameed Abdelgader
DRUM KIT
ELECTRIC BASS
PIANO
Alexander Poesche
Aneesh Dake
Mr. Jonathan Hughes
Munir Shwaihat
Wameed Abdelgader
Bhavya Prakash
Radin Gholami Miguel Rodriques
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SHANGHAI QIBAO
LINGUS
C O M P O S E D B Y Snarky Puppy A R R A N G E D B Y Louis Shen
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SHANGHAI QUIBAO
THE QD JAZZ ENSEMBLE FLUTE
VIOLIN
Cathy Cao '23
Gloria Gao '23
PIANO Amy Zhu '24
KEYBOARD SYNTH Louis Shen '23 Amanda Li '23
Irene Gu '23 Amy Han '24
GUITAR Harris Sheng '23
TRUMPET
CELLO
Moses Xia '24
Julie Yuan '24
ELECTRIC
Austin Li '24
Yingfing Lu '24
BASS Harry Xie '23
DRUMS Jay Xu '24
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WINSTON CHOI THE MERRY GO ROUND OF LIFE
C O M P O S E D B Y Joe Hisaishi A R R A N G E D B Y Kyle Landry F E A T U R I N G Winston Choi, Piano
ABOUT WINSTON Winston is an accomplished and talented pianist who began his musical journey at the age of 3. Winston has participated in piano performances across the globe, in New York at Carnegie Hall, Vienna, and Korea. Winston describes music as his hobby and his stress relief, but plans to continue his journey with the piano after high school. He enjoys playing after a long day of studying, whether it’s Classical pieces or contemporary covers. He recently passed all of his ABRSM piano exams, which is a huge accomplishment!
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LONDON TOMORROWA BETTER YOU, A BETTER ME
C O M P O S E D B Y Johnson/Johnson/ Garret/Jones R E C O R D E D B Y Quincy Jones A R R A N G E D B Y Louis Shen
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LONDON FLUTE
PIANO
Ariana Kerman '22
Anasstasia Voica '24
Eunice Chung Yau Chan '25
CLARINET
KEYBOARD
Sofia Zabaneh '25
Alex Hood '25
ALTO SAXOPHONE Daichi Fletcher '26 Sammy Kraft '24
VIOLIN Emma Myrus '25 Manasa Laxmi Krishna '25
Ruri Nagase '25
GUITAR Jan Márquez Tassani '22 Josh Hood '26 Sofia Lisci Garcia De Quevedo '27
Herbie Wares '24
ELECTRIC BASS
CELLO
Yusaku Ohta '25
Zile Fan '25
PERCUSSION
DANCER
Jasim Latif '24
Amane Tanaka '24
Ethan Addom '24 Zac Ahmed '27
VIDEOGRAPHER
TABLA
Calvin Jiewen Luo '25
Aaditya Vora '27
LONDON JAZZ BAND
LONDON CHOIR VOCALS Basia Chwastowska '24 Clara Beaugie '24 Malinee Reilly '27 Catarina Novelli Pigatto '26 Shota Tanaka ''26 Ben Berger '29 Ethel Addom '26 Saranya Shah '26 Manasa Laxmi Krihsna '25 Yasmina Fakhry '24 Pratistha Kami '24
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SIENNA CHUNG
HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY IN D MAJOR, OP. 68
C O M P O S E D B Y David Popper FEATURING
Sienna Chung, Cello Ms. Mijung Koo, Piano
ABOUT SIENNA Sienna is a Grade 11 student who has been playing the cello for 7 years. Sienna has been involved with the school orchestra since she joined Dwight School Seoul 2 ½ years ago, and has performed with us both locally and at Carnegie Hall stage in New York. In addition to playing and performing, Sienna is also working on her ABRSM exams.
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NEW YORK WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
TORIKAGO
C O M P O S E D B Y Eliot Kennedy &
C O M P O S E D B Y Katsuhiko Sugiyama
Gary Barlow F E A T U R I N G Carolina Bueno Silva Arap,
F E A T U R I N G Everton Bennett, Piano
Vocals Bernardo Sequeira, Vocals and Piano
DON'T STOP ME NOW
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
C O M P O S E D B Y Freddie Mercury
C O M P O S E D B Y Alan Jay Lerner &
RISE UP
Frederick Loewe F E A T U R I N G Lily Ventura, Vocals Mr. Michael Ferrari, Piano
MORNING
F E A T U R I N G The Dwight Rock Band
C O M P O S E D B Y Cassandra Batie & Jennifer Decilveo F E A T U R I N G The Dwight Voices
C O M P O S E D B Y Tom Volpato F E A T U R I N G Tom Volpato, Vocals & Guitar Jake Bruner, Piano
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NEW YORK
THE DWIGHT VOICES VOCALS
PIANO
Carolina Bueno Silva Arap '22
Siri Wallton Kling '24
Bernardo Sequeira '22
Everton Bennett '22
Brooke Radosevich '24
Everton Bennett '22
Akhil Karra '22
Guiherme Sequeira '24
Jake Bruner '23
Bernardo Sequeira '22
Sophia Lebeau Toung '24
Mr. Michael Ferrari
Enzo Palaci Zani '22
MacPhee Gleason '25
Matthew Archer-Nieto '23
Christopher Labbat '25
Jake Bruner '23
Maila Broening'Chai '26
Ella Shin '23
Isabella Gonzalez '26
Brennan So '23
Max Greenberg '26
Lily Ventura '23
Isabelle Tsereteli '27
Tom Volpato '23
Olivia Bandy '28
Lilliana Dellin '24
Luisa Cavalli '28
Oliver Haber '24
Margherita Maria Milone '28
GUITAR Tom Volpato '23
THE DWIGHT ROCK BAND VOCALS
GUITAR
BASS
Akhil Karra '22
Brennan So '23
Oliver Haber '24
Max Greenberg '26
Christopher Labbat '25
DRUMS PIANO Akhil Karra '22
Enzo Palaci Zani '22
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GLOBAL ONLINE FANTASIE IMPROMPTU TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDE NO. 12
C O M P O S E D B Y Frederic Chopin
FEATURING
Anne Valerie Ter, Piano
C O M P O S E D B Y Franz Liszt
FEATURING
Ares Economides, Piano
SOULS IN HARMONY
YOUNGJU CHOI SONATA FOR VIOLIN SOLO NO. 4, ALLEMANDE
C O M P O S E D B Y Eugene Ysaye
F E A T U R I N G Young Ju Choi, Violin
ABOUT YOUNG JU YoungJu is an accomplished violinist who has been playing the violin for 13 years. He has been serving as the school's concertmaster for the past 5 years, and outside, he has also served as the concertmaster for the Seocho Municipal Youth Orchestra for 3 years. As a multiple-time KIMEA Platinum Award winner and 1st violinist in the international AMIS Honor String Ensemble, YoungJu loves to learn new, challenging pieces and create music with an ensemble.
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SEOUL
SING TOGETHER
C O M P O S E D B Y Pat Monahan, Espen Lind, & Amund Bjorklund R E C O R D E D B Y Train A R R A N G E D B Y Jacob Naverud FEATURING
Dwight Seoul Singers
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COMBINED ENSEMBLES BLUESOLOGY
ON A HYMNSONG OF
Composed by Milt Jackson
PHILIP BLISS
Performed & Arranged by
Composed by David R. Holsinger
Hwi Music Academy Jazz Trio
Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS, & Community Orchestra
WATER REFLECTIONS
KOREAN DREAM
Composed by Yukiko Nishimura
Composed by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Performed by Dwight Seoul & YISS
Arranged by Jillian Whikater & Assaf
Chamber Strings
Rinde Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS, & Community Full Orchestra & Singers
SISI NI MOJA
SIR DUKE
Composed by Jacob Naverud
Composed by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS,
Arranged by Jillian Whitaker & Assaf
& Community Singers
Rinde Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS, & Community Full Orchestra & Singers
NO ONE IS ALONE
ARIRANG
Composed by Stephen Sondheim
Korean Traditional
Arranged by James Kazik
Arranged by Hyowon Woo (Choral),
Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS,
Jillian Whitaker & Assaf Rinde (Orchestra)
and Community String Orchestra
Performed by Dwight Seoul, YISS, & Community Full Orchestra & Singers
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COMBINED ENSEMBLES CHOIR
VIOLIN
HARP
FLUTE
Kyoungnak Minn '22
Young Ju Choi '22
Lovelle Chung '26
Anna Chung '24
Gabriela Rivera Araujo '22
Emily Song '24
Katarina Shilland '23
Bonette Kim '24
David Lee, '22
Tiffany Kang '24
Solene Shim Blackmore '24
Andrew Kim '24
Winston Choi '23
Se Hyun Ra '25
Wanee Kwon '24
Lana Goessl '27
Claire Ohk '24
GUITAR
Saeah Hadley '28
Cherish Kumala '24
Ava Gorman '28
Jennifer Song '24
ELECTRIC
Vivienna Chae '28
Genevette Nelson '28
Sally Park '24
Minchan Kang '28
Gianna Magliaro '28
Cocoa Hong '24
BASS
Samuel Juettner '29
Isabella Shin '24
Seoeun Yoo '29
Harrison Inners '25
Hikaru Sugano '29
Lily Emery '25
PERCUSSION
Hugh Mitchell '29
Channy Kim '26
Kyuree Lee '22
Chloe Cha '29
Jun Park '27
Yuji Fukuda
Tanner Bertani '29
Dominic Kim '27
Harry Kim '24
Eugene Lee '29
Ashley Kang '27
Lily Fuji '25
Tina Chang '29
Woojin Jang '28
Annie Son '25
Rosa Song '29
Hikaru Sugano '28
Erica Kim '26
Katie Tan '29
Hugh Mitchell '28
Amiee Park '29 Eve Wanner '29 Seoyeon Hong '29 Cari Kreisher '30 Anna Kang '30
VIOLA Erin Koo '23 Souhoon Lee '24 Daniel Lee '24
PIANO Jennifer Choi '22
Jiawei Liu '23
Ziu Wang '25
TRUMPET Brady Song '26
HORN
Chloe Juettner '30
Ms. Min A Song
Kyra Jun '24
Philip Kerckhove '30
CELLO
Elaine Snider, Chamber Singer Kelci Hartz, Chamber Singer Mārtinš Baumanis, Chamber Singer Matthew Weigand, Chamber Singer Michele Newman, Faculty Lauren Vickers, Faculty Laura Heather, Faculty Sue Hong, Faculty Wilbert Kwakkel, Faculty Michael Calmer, Faculty Shali Wu, Parent Norline Juettner, Parent Irene Rah, Parent Sora Park, Parent
Chloe Shim '25 Amy Yoo '25 Michelle Kim '25 John Lee '25 Seoho Han '27 Sofia Bonmati '27
Youngseo Yoon '29 Seoeun Yoo '29 Sun Woo Cha '29
CLARINET Erika Sakurai '23 Erin Lee '24 Bomin Kang '24 Francesca Lim '25 Ziu Wang '25 Ji Woong Kang '26 Andrew Chung '26
FRENCH
Hae Lee Ohk
Kate Gorman '30
Grace Hwang '24
Amiee Park '29
Cynthia Chen '22
FACULTY
Christina Kim '22
MaKenzie Doyle, Performing Arts Coordinator
Irene Park '22
MYP/DP Music | Conductor | Flute
Sienna Chung '23
Nathalie Waldmann, LS Specialist Coordinator
Daniel Chang '24
PYP Music | Conductor | Piano
Alice Lee '25
James Jang, PYP Music/ Band
Chazel Kumala '26
Conductor | Saxophone
Bella Yi '27
Emily Bell, PYP Music/ PYP Drama/Band
David Rah '28
Conductor | French Horn | Soprano
STRING BASS Grace Kim '23 Daniel Song
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
DWIGHT SCHOOL SEOUL HEAD OF SCHOOL
Jason Hayter
MUSIC FACULTY
MaKenzie Doyle, Nathalie Waldmann, James Jang, Emily Bell
The Arts are an integral component to a Dwight education. At Dwight School Seoul, a variety of opportunities are offered for students to express themselves in Music, Drama, Theatre, Film, and Visual Arts. The Music Department at Dwight School Seoul, includes the IB curriculum Music classes, non-curriculum classes: bands, orchestra, choirs, Happy Violin, and specialized Music Elective classes, as well as music ensemble offerings as part of our before and after school program. Students develop skills in listening, performance, and composition as they interact with a diverse range of musical styles and instruments. Students are immersed in a wide variety of topics and projects, collaborating across grade levels and arts disciplines. At the local level, students prepare for performances at exhibitions, ceremonies, competitions, festivals, assemblies and the annual school production. The Dwight Seoul Orchestra, formed in 2017, includes student musicians of string, wind, brass, and percussion in Grades 6-12. The group started as 20 dedicated musicians rehearsing in the early hours before school, and has expanded today into a strong 50 member ensemble. The Dwight Seoul Orchestra regularly performs at school events, including assemblies, concerts, graduation ceremonies, and special events. As part of a global community, students in the Dwight Seoul Orchestra learn through direct practical experiences the importance of the Arts as a means of communication across a range of times and cultures. The Dwight Seoul Chorus has been a part of Dwight School Seoul for over 10 years, consisting of students from Lower and Upper School. The Chorus not only performs for school-related events, such as Graduation Ceremonies, school-related festivals and celebrations, but has been a part of community events in Seoul, the Orchid Light Festival, and the SIWA Bazaar. In 2019, The Dwight Seoul Chorus, together with students from other international schools had the honor of performing with Nat Conway in front of over a thousand people during the opening ceremony of the Australia Day 2019 celebrations put on by the Australian Embassy at the Grand Hyatt Seoul. At the global level, throughout the years our students have been involved in the Dwight Global Music Festival in New York, Shanghai, the Dwight London Choir Festival, and the Global Virtual Concert last spring. This year, we are thrilled to host a hybrid concert, having our global team join us virtually, and our local community perform live, at the beautiful and prestigious Lotte Concert Hall.
ABOUT OUR SEOUL MUSIC DIRECTORS MAKENZIE DOYLE MaKenzie is an international IB Music Teacher and Flutist from Iowa, USA. Learning music from a young age, MaKenzie has had a lifelong passion and enjoyment for the Arts. She enjoys teaching and sharing her passion for music with her students, actively encouraging all students to experience the joy of participating in a musical ensemble. She has always enjoyed the sense of community and belonging that participating in a music ensemble provides, and the united expression playing music provides. MaKenzie earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Music Education teaching certificate with a specialization in Instrumental Music, emphasis in Flute. After graduating from UNI, MaKenzie moved to Denver, Colorado to teach Elementary and MYP Music at the International School of Denver. MaKenzie’s interest in international teaching brought her to Seoul in 2017. MaKenzie currently teaches MYP, DP, and Instrumental Music at Dwight School Seoul, and started the Dwight Seoul Orchestra back in 2017. Under her direction, the Dwight Seoul Orchestra and Dwight Seoul Singers have traveled to New York, Shanghai, and London, in collaborative performances for our Dwight International Music Festivals. MaKenzie remains an active member in the music community, performing with the Camarata Chamber Singers and Orchestra.
NATHALIE WALDMANN Nathalie comes from Austria, where she attended the Carinthian State Conservatory to receive instrumental training in recorder and piano from an early age. She completed her Bachelor and Master’s degree summa cum laude in Music Education and Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and University of Vienna. Nathalie performed as pianist, conductor and accompanist of the Webern Chamber Choir Vienna as well as the UN Piece Choir with performances in Vienna, London, Bratislava, Budapest and Seoul. Furthermore, she has been a member and workshop leader of the Korea International Music Educators Association and European Association for Music in Schools for many years. Nathalie’s interest in and passion for international education brought her to England, Israel and the Caribbean islands St. Lucia and Barbados, before settling down in Seoul, where she has been involved as educator in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Her interest in music and culture was further expanded when joining the Cultural Office of the Austrian Embassy in Seoul, where she organized and facilitated various bilateral events between South Korea and Austria. Nathalie joined Dwight School Seoul at the start of 2013 and has been fortunate to get to know her students well over the years. Nathalie believes that music can serve as a universal language and cultural bridge, transcending ethnic, political and religious boundaries. As an educator, she is passionate about creating learning environments in which students are empowered to act as co-constructors of their learning in a transdisciplinary and concept-driven curriculum.
ABOUT OUR SEOUL MUSIC DIRECTORS
JAMES JANG Raised and educated in Canada, James Hojin Jang is a multi-instrumentalist and a Torontobased music educator. He is a saxophonist and graduate of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Toronto. In addition, James carries a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. As a Jazz Saxophonist, James performed behind Jazz legends such as New York’s Davie Liebman, Kevin Eubanks (The Tonight Show), and Donny McCaslin. In 2012, James was a recipient of the Harvey and Louise Glatt Scholarship Award at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival. Upon moving to South Korea in 2016, James performed for various BCCK events at the British Embassy and various jazz clubs such as Gangnam’s “Once in a Bluemoon” and “All that Jazz”. Recently, he performed with Korea’s “multi-entertainer,” Im Chang Jung as a session band member. James is currently an IB Music Teacher at Dwight School Seoul. He has conducted at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Shanghai Concert Hall as a part of the Global Dwight Music Festivals. In 2018, he was the Jazz Division Chair for KIMEA (Korean International Music Educators Association).
EMILY BELL Born and raised in Iowa, USA, Emily Bell is an accomplished music educator who strived to bring the love of music through each of her students. Starting from a young age, Emily learned many musical instruments and had the privilege to work with well-renowned voice coaches. She went on to receive a Bachelors in Music Education for vocal, instrumental, strings and general music, with an emphasis in voice, from the private institution of Wartburg College. One of her favorite joys of learning was to be a part of the multiple ensembles in different ways, playing the baritone saxophone in the top jazz band, to her beloved french horn in the orchestra and wind ensemble, and singing in a variety of styles in the chamber and jazz choirs. Emily’s passion for music led her to not only teach overseas for eight years in Kuwait and Korea, but to perform all over the world with chamber choirs, jazz choirs, orchestras and as a soloist. Not only is she passionate about music, but also in drama and theater, where she has performed in community theaters around the world, from pantomimes to musicals. Performing has always been a huge part of her life, and something that she strives for her students to also love and enjoy. At Dwight, Emily has had the wonderful opportunity to teach drama and music within the PYP, and help jump start the band program throughout the middle school. After classes, she’s had a wonderful time teaching the choir students as well as co-directing the musical for this school year. Emily truly believes that education is interactive; it lives in the body and shines through when students take a piece, make it their own, and share it with their audience, forging connections between generations and cultures.
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
DWIGHT SCHOOL NEW YORK CHANCELLOR
Stephen Spahn
VICE CHANCELLOR
Blake Spahn
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dianne Drew
MUSIC FACULTY
Eric Novad, Michael Ferrari, Vita Zambetti, Emma Mooradian
Our music program, like all other elements of the arts at Dwight, is very busy year-round supporting the needs of our talented musicians, thespians, singers, and dancers. It is an exciting time, as our existing programs continue to grow and new ones are developed so that students can learn and share their gifts with
our
community.
Alongside
a
robust
IB
curricular
program,
our
extracurricular opportunities are inclusive, designed to encompass students of all ages, and differentiated to maximize the potential of every musician. Our ensembles are three-tiered: department-led by full-time Dwight faculty; Conservatory-led by our team of committed instrumental and voice teachers; and
student-led,
offering
students
the
chance
to
lead
younger,
less
experienced peers. Ensembles include a choir, pop/rock band, jazz combo; and string, woodwind, and percussion chamber music ensembles. A special emphasis is placed on student composition and original music, as evidenced by the creation of an educational, Dwight-student-run record label, 566 Records. With our Performing Arts Center, equipped with the same stateof-the-art LED lighting system found on Broadway, a Behringer sound system, flexible theater space, and music recording studio, students can hone their skills, develop their talents, and pursue their sparks of genius across the performing arts. When these accomplishments in New York are combined with those on Dwight campuses around the world, we embody the true spirit of global vision. We are delighted to participate in Souls in Harmony with our fellow members of the Dwight global family!
ABOUT OUR NEW YORK MUSIC DIRECTORS
ERIC NOVAD, HEAD OF PERFORMING ARTS Eric Novod is Head of Performing Arts at Dwight School, where he also teaches music in the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programs. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Novod completed his Master’s degree in Jazz History and Research from Rutgers University, where he also taught. Prior to joining Dwight, Mr. Novod also taught music at Brookdale Community College and Hanover Park High School, and served as Director of Education at Lakehouse Music Academy. His passion for music education is rooted in the philosophy that every student has the opportunity to discover their unique creative voice through a combination of live performance, productive collaboration, and original composition. As a writer, Mr. Novod has published articles in Modern Drummer Magazine, multiple music encyclopedias, and on www.jazz.com. As a performer and producer, he has toured internationally with Hellcat Records recording artist, Westbound Train, and served as a drummer/percussionist on countless local and national recordings.
MICHAEL FERRARI Michael Ferrari teaches students in the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programs, and is the Choral Director for both Dwight’s Middle and Upper Schools. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Ferrari studied at the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees, and also served as a Doctoral Fellow. Prior to teaching, Mr. Ferrari worked for Warner Brothers as pianist and coordinator of music for executive parties. Recently, he made his debut as a film composer, creating film scores for G & E Productions, including The Museum of Lost Things and Transit. Mr. Ferrari’s passion for teaching has influenced many students throughout his career during his tenure at Montclair State University, Horace Mann School, Chase Collegiate School,and in his current position at Dwight School.
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
DWIGHT SCHOOL LONDON HEAD OF SCHOOL
Alison Cobbin
MUSIC FACULTY
Jan Kraft, Chris Ray, Dr Erick Flores, Thierry Deneux, Anna Yang, Jenny Latouche, Andy Mason, Sara Mason, Sarah Macmull, Denver Blancio
FILMING/EDITING
Georgia Carter, Marketing and Communications
We are running a very lively arts department with many enthusiastic and gifted students. Music is taught across all year groups from K1 (age 3) through to the IB Diploma level. Along with our expert music teachers we also have a very dedicated team of visiting music teachers who provide individual instruction in a wide variety of instruments, from percussion to strings. These visiting teachers contribute to a Conservatory program with a high uptake across the school, including a highly popular Saturday morning component which also reaches out to students from other local schools. Although we traditionally have a slight bias toward jazz, rock, pop, and world music, the classical genre is gaining popularity with a growing number of students participating in our chamber ensemble. Across our community — musicians or not — there is a great level of appreciation for the annual musical collaboration within our Dwight family. We are excited to participate in, and nurture, a global exchange across Dwight campuses that showcases the amazing musical Sparks of Genius we have within our community.
ABOUT OUR LONDON MUSIC DIRECTORS
JAN KRAFT
Throughout Jan's 30 years of teaching at schools both in Germany and the UK at junior, senior as well as at sixth form level, his great passion for jazz, popular music and world music has worked as a catalyst for a high level of active student involvement in his departments. Within Jan's many different working environments, he has had the opportunity to experience how much a strong performing arts section can contribute towards an inspiring school life, as well as towards the academic success of students. After an initial spell at what was then known as Woodside Park International School in the early 2000's, Jan returned to teach at Dwight London in 2010 because of its international ethos and emphasis on the arts. Jan feels privileged to be in the position to pursue professionally what he loves most: all different types, styles and genres of music.
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
SHANGHAI QIBAO DWIGHT HIGH SCHOOL HEAD OF SCHOOL
Brantley Turner
MUSIC FACULTY
Gourav Biswas
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department caters to students of grades 10, 11 and 12. Apart from the academic IBDP focus, the department serves as a bedrock for multiple electives like Chinese Folk Music, a student choir, contemporary and jazz guitar, and a Jazz ensemble. The facilities in the department provide support for student-led clubs which have led to significant projects like the QD chamber orchestra ‘Glow’, music production and EDM clubs, and pop-rock bands. Our students perform regularly in multiple on- and offcampus platforms all year round. They actively engage in the QD Arts Season which is a month-long celebration of all art subjects. As a department, we are excited to meet musicians from around the globe and are eagerly looking forward to the Dwight Global Music Festival, Seoul 2022!
ABOUT OUR SHANGHAI MUSIC DIRECTOR
GOURAV BISWAS Gourav Biswas is a versatile multi-instrumentalist from Eastern India. Starting with Indian classical at a young age, he was conducting chamber ensembles at an early age of 18 while also touring with his blues-rock band. Each of these varied experiences have contributed to his overall love and appreciation for world music. He was a finalist guitar player for the reality show MTV India 'Rock On' in 2009. Even after having a degree in classical piano later, he would still choose the guitar for improvisation and regularly jam with other musicians. He is still active in the music community, performing with professional musicians in Shanghai and composing for smaller projects and his own independent releases. Since starting as an IBDP Music Teacher in 2015, he has empowered many students to reach their true artistic potential and achieve results they never dreamed were possible.
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
DWIGHT DUBAI HEAD OF SCHOOL
David Hutson
MUSIC FACULTY
Jonathan Hughes, Bertha Silot
At Dwight School Dubai, we have many opportunities for students to reach their full musical potential. The school's mission is to ignite the “Spark of Genius'' in every child and therefore we value the Arts programme. Music at Dwight School Dubai is an integral part of the schools’ DNA. Students from Pre-K to Grade 8 have music as a key subject area. In addition, it's an art elective for Grades 9 to 12. The school is very strategic to ensure students have maximum exposure to the music program. We are in the very unique position to offer IB Diploma Programme music for our students, providing them a wider range of future university and employment opportunities. The International Baccalaureate is interdisciplinary and therefore the music and homeroom teachers collaborate to make conceptual connections which enriches the curriculum across the school. Music does not sit in isolation and is therefore transparent in many subject areas. In addition to the Music curriculum, we have a dynamic ensemble program
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ABOUT OUR DUBAI MUSIC DIRECTORS
JONATHAN HUGHES Mr Jon Hughes is an experienced international school educator from Queensland Australia. He has worked as a classroom and music teacher for 20 years in a number of IB schools in Germany, Oman, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Mr Hughes holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary) and a Masters of Music Technology (with Distinction) majoring in technology integration in the classroom. Mr Hughes has been an Apple Professional Learning Specialist in the UAE for several years and is passionate about how digital learning enables students to reach their maximum potential. He loves to produce and perform music whenever he has the opportunity.
BERTHA SILOT Mrs Bertha Silot is a highly organized, outcome-driven and motivated professional Music Teacher with substantial experience in the classroom. She joined Dwight School Dubai in August 2020 and has been teaching Music across different ages from Early Years till University for the past 14 years in various places around the world: Cuba, Serbia, and in the UAE for the past six years. Mrs Silot holds a BA in Music from the University of Arts in Havana, Cuba, and a Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in International Education from the University of Nottingham, England. She speaks Spanish, English, Serbian and basic Italian. Throughout her teaching career, Mrs Silot has been driven to help students to achieve their very best. She believes that Music has the power to change lives – to enhance the social, cultural and spiritual lives of people, and serve as a profound medium of personal expression. Apart from her professional musical skills, such as playing the piano, guitar, recorder, ukulele and percussion instruments, she has experience teaching in all instruments, conducting choirs and ensembles, as well as organizing music festivals and school concerts. Mrs Silot is a passionate classical guitar player. During her time in Cuba, she used to perform often. In Dubai she has performed in multiple venues with the most recent being the Dubai Opera House as a guest artist with the symphonic orchestra of Armenia; the Music of the Gladiator Movie under the direction of the American conductor Justin Freer. This year Mrs Silot started a Classical Guitar Ensemble at Dwight School with selected students that have passion about playing classical guitar and she is planning to have a School Choir for the upcoming year. Outside of school hours Mrs Silot loves to spend time with her family, to read and travel as well as continuously looking into professional growth and how to best support her students.
MUSIC ACROSS OUR GLOBAL CAMPUSES
DWIGHT GLOBAL ONLINE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Louisa Childs
MUSIC FACULTY
Emma Mooradian, Marc Silvagni
Dwight Global Online School, Dwight’s campus in the cloud, is the perfect choice for student-musicians, actors, and dancers seeking flexibility to rehearse and perform without sacrificing academic rigor. Dwight Global combines realtime online video conferencing seminars, Oxford-style tutorials, and a college-style schedule to provide students in grades 7-12 with the intimacy of Dwight coupled with flexible scheduling to pursue their passions. Our students, including performers and athletes living around the world, can choose an IB, AP, or customized course of study. Dwight Global students pursuing music at School may take a new music elective or AP Music Theory class. While they attend classes from anywhere across the globe, they also have the opportunity to participate in performing arts programs at Dwight
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collaborations such as tonight's concert. We look forward to expanding our music offerings as our School continues to grow – and we’re most excited to be part of the The Dwight Schools Music Showcase in Seoul!
MUSIC AT OUR VISITING ORGANIZATIONS
YONGSAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SEOUL MUSIC FACULTY
Susanna Pavon, Helen Park, Brittany Ludwig
The YISS Music Program offers band, orchestra, and choir to students in grades 6-12. We also offer many extra-curricular opportunities such as Tri-M (Music Honor Society), Jazz Club, and ConnectART. We are members of KAIAC and KIMEA and love collaborating with other schools for performances and events. We are so thankful for this opportunity to join with Dwight School for this special concert!
CAMARATA CHAMBER SINGERS Camarata Music's premiere auditioned choir, the award winning Camarata Chamber Singers is a choir of approximately 30 members who sing regularly throughout the year. Besides its two major concerts, the choir can be seen singing for fundraisers, lecture concerts, various business events, and private parties. It has performed for former presidents of Korea and abroad, ambassadors from numerous countries, and is regularly featured at benefit concerts and at some of Korea’s finest art halls. The choir is regularly featured by embassies, singing at various national day events, hosted by embassies and chambers of commerce. The choir has also been featured in numerous media outlets, including KBS TV, Arirang TV, CTS TV, TBS eFM, Chosun Ilbo, Hankuk Kyungjae, Korea Times, Korea Herald, Joongang Daily, and numerous other newspaper and magazine outlets.
SPECIAL THANKS
HOSTING COMMITTEE MAKENZIE DOYLE
Music & Creative Director
NATHALIE WALDMANN
Music Director
JAMES JANG
Music Director
EMILY BELL
Music Director
JONATHAN HUGHES
Head of Music Dwight Dubai
JAN KRAFT
Head of Music Dwight London
ERIC NOVAD
Head of Music Dwight New York
GOURAV BISWAS
Head of Music Dwight Shanghai
JILLIAN WHITAKER
Music Arrangements
ASSAF RINDE
Music Arrangements
CHLOE KIM
Audio/Visual Technician Director
MINJUN CHOI
Audio/Visual Technician
JAMES HADLEY
Backstage Manager, Broadcast
GREGORY WALASEK
Graphic Design
YOUNGSANG CHO
Photographer
ANNE CHOE
Communications Team
JUMP KADHATONG
Communications Team
LEOZANDA DE KLERK
Backstage Support
SARAH GOUGE
Backstage Support
LAUREN VICKERS
Stage Crew Coordinator
DAVID GAGNIER
Emcee
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